What does 📧 E-Mail mean?
An envelope marked as electronic mail. It specifically stands for email: newsletters, work messages, inbox chaos and contact addresses. People use it to say “I emailed you”, to ask for someone’s address or to complain about an overflowing inbox. Businesses put it in front of their contact email on websites and profiles. Compared with ✉️, it leans clearly digital rather than paper.
📧 E-Mail is an emoji from the Objects category (mail), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about email and letter.
Example messages
📧 E-Mail on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how E-Mail looks on each platform.
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E-Mail emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the E-Mail emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 📧 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :e-mail:.
When was the E-Mail emoji added?
📧 E-Mail was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 📧 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for E-Mail. The underlying code (U+1F4E7) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.